Formica argentea

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Formica argentea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Formica
Species:
F. argentea
Binomial name
Formica argentea
Wheeler, 1912

Formica argentea is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Formica argentea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Formica argentea". GBIF. Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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